Chris Pronger

In Greater Detroit, he is considered an innovator and legend in the world of youth hockey.

In North Carolina's Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Triangle, he is revered for bringing the National Hockey League to the region.

In Central Connecticut?

Eighteen years after ripping major league sports from Hartford, Peter Karmanos remains Public Enemy No. 1. Karmanos purchased the Hartford Whalers in 1994 and relocated the franchise to North Carolina three years later, a deed not forgotten by local hockey fans.

On Monday, Karmanos was selected for enshrinement into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a "builder." He was honored for his involvement in USA Hockey, his longtime...

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In Greater Detroit, he is considered an innovator and legend in the world of youth hockey.
In North Carolina's Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Triangle, he is revered for bringing the National Hockey League to the region.
In Central Connecticut?
Eighteen...

The NHL Hall of Fame announced its selections Monday, and it was a blast from the Whalers past.
Peter Karmanos, who bought the Hartford Whalers in 1994 and moved them to Raleigh, N.C., in 1997, where they became the Carolina Hurricanes, was selected in...

Sergei Fedorov: Won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP in 1994 and the first of two Selke trophies (defensive forward). He was considered one of the best players in the world during the mid-1990s to early 2000s. He played defense for a while. Had had 1,179...

Chris Pronger admired the Ducks' talent when he and the Edmonton Oilers defeated Anaheim in the 2006 Western Conference finals. When he was traded to the Ducks a few months later, he brought the physical element they needed to become champions in 2007.
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NEW YORK — Andrew Shaw's head suddenly jerked forward, and Brock Nelson's snapped back.
About 800 miles from the United Center, in a room mostly illuminated by a bank of high-definition television screens and 12 computer monitors, a voice rose above...

Chris Pronger is joining the NHL's Department of Player Safety while is still technically under contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.
The news was confirmed Thursday after reports circulated that the former defenseman was joining the league office....

A comment from Philadelphia Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren that former Ducks defenseman Chris Pronger “is never going to play again” was met by a tribute Wednesday from a former teammate who played with Pronger on the Ducks' Stanley Cup-winning...